2006 Could Be Milestone Year for Digital Distribution of Films

摘要

Satellite industry officials are hopeful 2006 will be the year when there finally is some significant movement toward the delivery of digital movies via satellite, though it may take until at least 2007 before a significant number of movie theaters embrace the technology. "The industry right now is kind of at a crossroads," said Curt Tilly, manager for digital cinema distribution for Raleigh, N.C.-based Microspace Communications Corp., a satellite broadband company that has been delivering movies via satellite since 2004, mostly to demonstrate the business model.